摘要 |
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A CHARGING DEVICE A charging device (20) configured to receive power from a power source (28) is described. The charging device includes a motion detection device (44) configured to provide a signal corresponding to a motion of the charging device. The charging device also includes a system controller (38) communicatively coupled to the motion detection device and configured to determine if the motion of the charging device has exceeded a predefined limit. CONFIGURING A MOTION DETECTION DEVICE TO GENERATE AT LEAST -- 118 ONE SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO MOVEMENT OF THE CHARGING DEVICE CONFIGURING A CHARGING DEVICE CONTROLLER TO RECEIVE AT LEAST -120 ONE SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO MOVEMENT OF A CHARGING DEVICE DETERMINING THAT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CHARGING DEVICE HAS EXCEEDED -122 A PREDEFINED LIMIT DISCONTINUING THE OUTPUT OF ELECTRICAL POWER BY THE CHARGING -124 GENERATING A MOTION SIGNAL THAT CORRESPONDS TO A DETERMINATION THAT --- 126 THE MOVEMENT OF THE CHARGING DEVICE HAS EXCEEDED THE PREDEFINED LIMIT TRANSMITTING THE MOTION SIGNAL TO A CURRENT CONTROLLING DEVICE --- 128 AND/OR AN OUTPUT DEVICE |